Employment in the live performance theater industry in the United States increased by roughly 15 percent in 2022 over the previous year. Overall, there were nearly 93 thousand employees in this market in 2022. This figure was forecast to reach over 96 thousand in 2023.
Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Live performance theater industry's market size in the U.S. 2013-2023
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Broadway shows
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Not-for-profit theaters
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- Premium Statistic Finances of not-for-profit professional theaters in the U.S. 2009-2021
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- Basic Statistic Not-profit theaters earned income through single ticket sales in the U.S. 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Not-for-profit theaters' distribution of expenses in the U.S. 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Not-for-profit theaters' aggregate attendance in the U.S. 2017-2021
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IBISWorld. (January 10, 2023). Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. (2023). Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of Employees in The Live Performance Theater Industry in The United States from 2013 to 2022, with a Forecast for 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld, Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Number of employees in the live performance theater industry in the United States from 2013 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 [Graph], IBISWorld, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181778/number-of-live-performance-theater-industry-employees-us/